i layed off serious pool in 94 and am back now, not 100% because my back operations are getting in the way however once thats sorted out I'll be back in the gym and am going to back to pool full time, this time with a bank roll and looking for action-it will take some time though because my back is stillreal bad, so i was off for 13 years-but still hitem for fun
I have played since 94 alot but with 2-3 month gaps and very little action I wasnt looking to improve, when I did play during my "off" time I was serious while playing but when i set the cue down it didnt matter, I did play once in there for a couple months but my heart wasnt in it, it is now. And during that couple months I played good as I ever did but I had other things to do,
One thing I noticed is when I wasnt playing pool and was fit I could get in stroke easily, right now i'm in terrible condition I weigh the same 245 but unfit and its harder to get in stroke, so when the back is sorted out I'm going to the gym and instead of b.ody building and roids like before I'm going to train to play pool, you cant body build and play because you get to stiff and cant stroke the ball. So I'm changing the gym routein around pool, its time anyways at 40 i dont need to stress my joints anymore, i ruined my knees. the back was a problem since i was a kid.
Now i'm back, looking to take it to the next level and I know I will, i'm much more mature now and not on scared $$$ etc. and mello which is good. pool isnt something that you can stay away from if its in your blood, I took my time off because i hit a dead end in pool and wanted more out of life, I got that so logically its back to pool. I just pool was back, i was surpised at how bad it is.